Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 4730 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Adze head of serpentine. Locality: Crescent Harbor, Whidbey.* Accn File: No additonal information about object in accn file. D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Gift of Young Naturalist's Society

Geographical Search Terms

Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
4730
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
nephrite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 12.0 cm, width 3.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 167.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Young Naturalists' Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
190
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Buzby, I. W.
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground